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I need some help with my addresses, please.
Hi Coppell, Google puts the burden on business owners to become aware of and read Google's guidelines. They won't stop you from creating most listings that violate the guidelines, but these listings can then be taken down for violations if a) Google catches them, or, b) a consumer or competitor reports them. The only time you should create a Google My Business listings is if it is guideline-compliant. Otherwise, you are putting effort into something that's a liability to your brand and reputation, instead of being an asset. So, unfortunately, you were unaware of Google's guidelines in this and have built rankings and reviews around an ineligible address. Regarding the new address, I had asked some questions. You mention it has no postal delivery. Why is that? Is it on a brand new street? How do business owners occupying your street receive mail? Also, you mention you are sharing this office with a friend. Are they in the same business category as you?
Local Listings | | MiriamEllis0 -
I have an integrated blog on my website, but should I have another blog elsewhere? Like Blogger? Tumblr?
Personally I think it's a bad idea, I tried it and it was a waste of time, 0 results. My time is better spent improving the quality of our websites, adding rich content and building links. It's my understanding that 3rd party blogging site are not indexed by Google anyway. Just my opinion, hope it helps KJr
Content & Blogging | | KevnJr0 -
Can you use a seperate url for a interior product page on a site?
Yes. He already has his site, and now he wants to add a new product page to his site, but use his new url to point to it? Which doesn't make sense...?
Technical SEO Issues | | Coppell0 -
How to fix a 404?
Hey There!, Deleting a page of a site is always tricky, so I would always consider looking at other factors that may be causing this page to still show in Google results. Firstly I would check the sitemap. The sitemap is an easy way to tell Google what pages you want indexed. I would remove the page in question from the sitemap if you haven't already, then I would log into Google Search Console and upload the new one. This should provide Google with a fresh new sitemap without the 404 Page hopefully preventing the page being indexed. Another consideration when removing a page from the site, is to ensure there are no other sites still linking to that page, if Google can access your site from another page or another site, chances are it will index it. For this I would implement a 301 re-direct to redirect users(and bots) visiting that page to a relevant equivalent. Hope this helps! Thanks, Ian
On-Page / Site Optimization | | Ian_Lewis0